I went to a couple of blog conferences and admitted to myself that I am indeed an actual “blogger”.

Here’s where I tell you all that 2010 kind of sucked. In fact, I’d say it was one of the top 2 worst/most stressful years for me in recent memory. It was right up there with 2003 (when we had a baby, moved twice, my dad died, I broke my knee cap and was housebound for 6 weeks…). Every 7th year is bad for us. You’ll probably want to keep your distance in 2017, just sayin’…

So, what’s my goal in 2011?

FIND THE JOY

I talked about learning to find the joy in my Mother’s Day post last year and I think it’s time for me to take a refresher course.

I want to visit Omaha. I want to say NO more often. I want to say YES more often. I want to yell less and laugh more. I want to DO more and worry less. I want to take more naps. And, I want to stop buying diapers for the first time since 2000.

Last year's resolution went pretty well so I'm sticking with that: Use my re-useable shopping bags more. Pretty good at grocery, not so good other places–like I go to "other places" a lot. . . . Best wishes for a new year with new joys!

Woo Hoo! Omaha! The zoo is fantastic! (not to mention the awesome temple and the little visitor's center)Congratulations on not having to buy diapers! I'm making up a bunch of boxer shorts so I can get rid of diapers in our house too!

I'm doing the thing where I focus on a word all year long and try to live by that word. My word that I chose is AWESOME. Oh yeah. My friends were choosing words like "LISTEN" and "PEACE" and "LOVE" and "WISDOM" and "THRIFT". Not me…AWESOME works just fine.

HA! I'm resolving all the same things you are (minus the diapers…haven't needed them since 1999) AND to stop taking all the crap I get handed after doing the 'right' thing. Sick to death of that!!!! I'm gonna start handing it right back.

I can relate! The end of 2010 was pretty stressful for us too. I'm looking forward to less stress in 2011. I made several resolutions, but I also need to be more disciplined about our schedule and not allow us to be overscheduled. That can take the joy out of anything!

I want to take more naps but work during naptime lol.And I live in Omaha so we should do lunch or something if you come! We can take your kids to the zoo and both discuss Veronica Matthews (I think you are the blogger who knows my friend from LA) and crafting and all that jazz. Oh…and I just today decided the same thing about diapers, but my start date is 2003.

I'm sorry that 2010 was so crazy. At least you can count meeting me as one of the higher points of 2010. Oh, and a bunch of other much cooler things. Here's hoping that 2011 is a little more mundane and that you can find many more great PB finds with all that money you'll be saving by not buying diapers.

I just found your blog and I love it. Love. I have already used two of your tutorials and couldn't be happier. ;DPS. I think that the no diapers is one of those goals we all hope for. But…I have to admit now that I don't have any in diapers I really want another one. Heh heh.

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